CUE HITS FOOD LION FOR 'OUTDATED' SALES

SALISBURY, N.C. -- The Consumers United with Employees organization has issued a report charging Food Lion here with selling outdated grocery items.The report, issued late last month, is the sixth such report from CUE during the last 17 months. According to CUE -- which bills itself as a Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy coalition -- more than 4,500 outdated grocery items were purchased in

The report, issued late last month, is the sixth such report from CUE during the last 17 months. According to CUE -- which bills itself as a Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy coalition -- more than 4,500 outdated grocery items were purchased in 115 Food Lion stores in the 14 states in which the chain operates.